Appendix M: Installation Narrative Summaries - denix

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Savanna Army Depot began operation in 1917 as the Savanna
Proving Grounds. During the 1920s, the mission changed to
include storage, receipt, issuance, demilitarization, and
renovation of ammunition. Contaminants were released at
landfills; the open burning and open detonation ground; the fire
training area; and ammunition load, assemble, and pack
facilities. EPA placed the installation on the NPL in March 1989.
The Army and EPA signed an interagency agreement (IAG) in
FY89. In July 1995, the BRAC Commission recommended
closure of the Savanna Depot Activity and relocation of the
Army Defense Ammunition Center and School to McAlester
Army Ammunition Plant in Oklahoma. In FY96, the Army
formed a BRAC cleanup team (BCT) and a Restoration
Advisory Board (RAB). In FY97, the installation completed a
BRAC cleanup plan and updated it in FY04 and FY05. In FY00,
the Army formed a Strategic Management, Analysis,
Requirements and Technology (SMART) Team to address
ordnance and explosives hazards at the installation. The team
included senior level officials of the Army, EPA, Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
To date, the Army and regulators have signed one Record of
Decision and the Army has transferred approximately 4,200
acres of land. The cleanup progress at Savanna Army Depot
for FY02 through FY05 is detailed below.
In FY02, the Army successfully completed a removal action at
the Pesticide Burial Area. Remedial investigation (RI) fieldwork
in the lower post was completed. The installation completed the
draft Old Burning Grounds (OBG) ecological risk assessment
and submitted it for review. The Army initiated an inventory of
closed, transferred, and transferring ranges, and sites with
unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions, or
munitions constituents.
In FY03, the Army completed findings of suitability to transfer
(FOSTs) and environmental condition of property (ECP)
category assessments that contributed to the transfer of 3,002
acres to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 221 acres to the
local redevelopment authority (LRA). Both transfers were
preceded by completion of a memorandum of agreement with
each transferee. The installation initiated removal actions at
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Sites 15/33, 25, 44, and 76AD. The installation also initiated
consolidation of all RI efforts at Sites 13 and 14. The Army
completed the Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP)
inventory and identified 15 MMRP sites at the Savanna Army
Depot. The Army awarded the contract for munitions and
explosives of concern (MEC) investigation of six large tracts of
land once part of open detonation and artillery impact area
operations. The installation completed the Zone L Phase II
investigation and initiated Phase III.
In FY04, the installation completed Phase I of the MEC
investigations on the Small Arms area behind Buildings
134/140, the Zone F area, River Road strip, Primm's Pond
area, and Central E-Area. The Army completed the required
transfer steps (including FOSTs and ECPs) on the Apple River
Island parcel, the Primm's Pond parcel, the LRA Parcel 1, and
the LRA Parcel 4, and transferred approximately 437 acres.
The installation completed removal actions on Sites 15/33, 25,
44, and 76AD, and determined that the groundwater plume is
only located under Site 15/33, which is located on LRA Parcel
7. The installation continued partnering with the Savanna BCT,
the SMART Team, and the RAB to expedite cleanup and land
transfers.
In FY05, Savanna Army Depot completed RIs for three major
areas of the Depot. Additionally, the Army awarded a
performance-based contract (PBC) for nine sites. The
installation, the Army Environmental Center, and the Army
Corps of Engineers determined that the number of sites
suitable for the PBC was 9 rather than 11. The Army completed
all ECP category assessments and FOSTs for the transfer of
515 acres to the LRA. The installation completed the initial
steps of the MMRP RI/feasibility study for the OBG.
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The installation awarded the PBC contract and completed the
FOST for LRA Parcel 11A. The installation also completed the
finding of suitability for early transfer (FOSET) for all remaining
property scheduled for transfer to the LRA. Regulators
reviewed and submitted comments on the FOSET. The Army
and LRA are addressing comments to determine whether early
transfer is possible. Savanna Army Depot completed
remediation of Site 82SS. The cost of completing environmental
restoration has changed significantly due to technical issues.
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Savanna Army Depot completed fieldwork at the OBG. The
Army also completed the MEC investigation of Zone F (LRA
Parcel 6), the Primm's Pond area, the River Road Strip, and the
central portion of the 75mm Graze Impact Range (E Area).
Preliminary findings indicate that further work is needed at the
River Road Strip and Graze Impact Range. The Depot also
completed the removal action project for Sites 15/33 by sifting
and treating lead-contaminated soil, debris, and small arms
ammunition.
Contractual and procedural issues delayed MEC actions at
Zone L and investigations of the A Area Detonation Pits,
155mm High Explosive Proof Range, and Grenade Burial Area.
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Plan of action items for Savanna Army Depot are grouped
below according to program category.
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0 Transfer LRA Parcel 11A in FY07-FY08.
0 Develop work plans and complete the RI
reports for the PBC sites in FY07-FY08.
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0 Complete Phase III MEC actions at Zone L in
FY07-FY08.
0 Complete Phase I and II MEC investigations of
the A Area Detonation Pits, 155mm High
Explosive Proof Range, and Grenade Burial
Area in FY07-FY08.
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